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Analysis of Business Formation, Survival, and Attrition Rates of New and Existing Firms and Related Job Flows in Appalachia

          A longitudinal economic analysis of business formation, survival, and attrition rates for new and existing firms.
    
    
    
    
          ReportAn Assessment of Labor Force Participation Rates and Underemployment in Appalachia

          This study provides county-level measures of labor force participation and underemployment rates for the years 1993 to 1998.
    
    
    
    
          ReportManufacturing Wage Inequality in the Appalachian Region: 1963–1992

          This study examines the inequality in manufacturing pay between manufacturing plants within states and counties of the United States, and compares them to Appalachia.
    
    
    
    
          ReportCollected Case Study Evaluations of the Appalachian Regional Commission’s Educational Projects (Vol. 2)

          This volume reports the lessons learned from eight best-practice case study evaluations in which local stakeholders were asked to identify project-related lessons they had learned from the projects.
    
    
    
    
          ReportA Study on the Current Economic Impacts of the Appalachian Coal Industry and its Future in the Region

          This 2001 study found that, for the 118 Appalachian coal-producing counties, the total economic impact of the coal mining industry output–including the multiplier effect–was $18.4 billion in 1997.
    
    
    
    
          ReportHandbook for Assessing Economic Opportunities from Appalachian Development Highways

          This handbook has an accompanying software and worksheet toolkit that helps communities develop baseline economic data on their counties.
    
    
    
    
          ReportRecent Trends in Poverty in the Appalachian Region: The Implications of the U.S. Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates on the ARC Distressed Counties Designation

          Recent poverty trends for Appalachia are examined in this report, which looks at how the use of the Census Bureau's annual Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) would affect ARC's distressed county designations.
    
    
    
    
          ReportAn Analysis of the Economic Development Role of Business Associations and Other Intermediary Organizations Serving Appalachian Industries, Volume I: Report and Volume II: Appendix

          This report examines the economic development role of business associations and shows how collaboration among firms through business associations and other entities can increase the participating firms' competitiveness.
    
    
    
    
          ReportAppalachian Migration Patterns, 1975-1980 and 1985-1990

          This study provides a framework for understanding the changes in the Region due to in- and out-migration from 1975 to 1990. The study includes changes by age, race, educational attainment, income, and subregions.
    
    
    
    
          ReportProgress and Challenges in Reducing Economic Distress in Appalachia: An Analysis of National and Regional Trends Since 1960

          This report analyzes changes in the number of distressed counties in Appalachia and the entire United States for the census years 1960, 1970, 1980, and 1990.
    
    
    
    
          ReportStrengthening Economic Resilience in the Appalachian Region

          This study explores economic resilience in the Appalachian Region.
    
    
    
    
          ReportDemographic Diversity and Economic Change in Appalachia

          This report provides a picture of demographic diversity and economic change in Appalachia from 1980 through 1996.
    
    
    
    
          ReportFoundation Funding in the Appalachian Region in the 1990s: Patterns, Trends, and Prospects

          Funding from all types of private foundations is examined in this report, which shows how the Appalachian Region compares with the rest of the nation in obtaining foundation grants.
    
    
    
    
          ReportBuilding on Past Experiences: Creating a New Future for Distressed Counties

          This report studies the development experience of the distressed counties with the aim of identifying the lessons that might be learned from those counties that have changed socioeconomic status.
    
    
    
    
          ReportThe Economic Impact of Tobacco Production in Appalachia

          This study examines the distribution and economic impact of burley tobacco production in the Appalachian Region and the long-term diversification options.
    
    
    
    
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